This project is to develop a stimulating video game based tool to rehabilitate patients with varying disabilities. The primary focus will be on wheel chair bound patients, but could also help other patients as well. It will rehabilitate basic sitting tasks recongize movements by use of center-of-pressure controlled gaming options. The device specifically can be used for patients with multiple schlerosis(MS), lower extremity amputation, or any patient confined to a wheel chair.

The ultimate goal of this project as with all other Assistive Device projects, is to apply technology to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities, and the development of technologies related to the broad field of bioengineering. In addition, the projects serve as real life product design applications that enhance the education of the student team.

As part of the Assistive Devices roadmap, described in detail below this project will act as a basis for continued development by providing a video game training enabling technolgy. Building off of the hand-held version P09003, this concept could be applied to other assistive devices and used to rehabilitate other areas. Also a variety of stimulating games could be developed by lower levels of difficulty engineering minds on the road map.

This project is funded by the National Science Foundation

To be used by patients of all ages at the Nazareth Physical Therapy Teaching Clinic

For more information see this Marketing Video (open in power point)

Project Name

Game Based System for Balance Rehabilitation

Project Number

P10005

Project Family

Assistive Devices

Track

Assistive Devices and Bioengineering

Start Term

2009-1

End Term

2009-2

Faculty Guide

Dr. Beth DeBartolo (Mechanical Engineering)

Faculty Consultant

Professor Slack (Electical Engineering)

TBD (Computer Engineering)

Tech Support

Ed Hanzlik (Department)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Primary Customer

Nazareth Physical Therapy Clinc

Secondary Customer

Patients with the following disabilities: Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis MS, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, lower extremity amputations and other patients confined to a wheel chair

Customer Contact Information

J.J. Mowder-Tinney PT, MS, NCS, CWS

Director of Clinical Education

Nazareth College Physical Therapy

(585)389-2901

jmowder3@naz.edu

Mission Statement

Staffing Requirements

Intellectual Property Considerations

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure

Team Values and Norms

Required Resources

Risk Assessment

Team Meeting Minutes

Identify Customer Needs

Establish Target Specifications

Generate Product Concepts

Select Product Concept(s)

Functional Diagram

Electrical System Architecture

Software System Architecture

Design Concept <--Including Mechanical/Electrical and software outline

Test Product Concept(s)

Testing Detailed Concepts

Detailed Tower Design

Bill of Materials Documents

Set Final Specifications

Concept Design Review Documents (SD I)

Detailed Design Review Documents (SD I)

Managerial Design Review Presentation (SD I)

Technical Conference Publication (SD II)

Poster Publication (SD II)

Managerial Design Review Presentation (SD II)

Photo Gallery

Road Map Mission Statement

Preliminary Assistive Devices Roadmap

Assistive Devices Roadmap 0803Iteration

Design for Project Management

Mid-term Presentation

Final Presentation

Final Presentation - PDF

P08001:Training Bicycle

P09003:Interactive Game for Child

Interactive Training(University of Manitoba)

Video

Full Text

Wii Fit (Nintendo)

Balance Master (NeuroCom)

Balance Check and Training (Bertec Corp)

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